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Portland Mercury

About: Portland's Most Awesome Weekly Newspaper covering Portland news, politics, music, food & drink, comedy, cannabis, film, and arts; plus the most extensive movie times, club calendars, and blogs.
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At the 2025 Time-Based Art Festival, West Coast Is Best Coast

At the 2025 Time-Based Art Festival, West Coast Is Best Coast

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Sleater-Kinney, English Teacher, Modest Mouse, and MORE!

FREE TICKETS THURSDAY: Enter to Win Free Tix to See Sleater-Kinney, English Teacher, Modest Mouse, and MORE!

POP QUIZ PDX: Mystery Objects, Shit-Talkin' Trumpers, and Crime Fighting Politicians!

POP QUIZ PDX: Mystery Objects, Shit-Talkin' Trumpers, and Crime Fighting Politicians!

Good Morning, News: Cop Investigators Approve Strike, CDC in Chaos, and Trump's "Beautiful Bill" to Steal $888 Million from Oregon

Good Morning, News: Cop Investigators Approve Strike, CDC in Chaos, and Trump's "Beautiful Bill" to Steal $888 Million from Oregon

Workers in Portland’s Independent Police Investigation Unit Authorize a Strike

Workers in Portland’s Independent Police Investigation Unit Authorize a Strike

Toody Cole and Friends Celebrate the Life, Music, and Birthday of Fred Cole

Toody Cole and Friends Celebrate the Life, Music, and Birthday of Fred Cole

Hear In Portland: The Thesis at Lollipop Shoppe, Portugal. The Surprise EP, and Ice Cube

Hear In Portland: The Thesis at Lollipop Shoppe, Portugal. The Surprise EP, and Ice Cube

Good Morning, News: ODOT Starts Rose Quarter Construction, Flag Burners Beware, and Lori Chavez

Good Morning, News: ODOT Starts Rose Quarter Construction, Flag Burners Beware, and Lori Chavez

Despite State Transportation Funding Crisis, Construction Begins on I

Despite State Transportation Funding Crisis, Construction Begins on I

Eight Writers We're Excited to See at the 2025 Portland Book Festival

Eight Writers We're Excited to See at the 2025 Portland Book Festival

Mercury Music Picks: Ural Thomas Brings the Pain, Fred Cole Turns 77

Mercury Music Picks: Ural Thomas Brings the Pain, Fred Cole Turns 77

Album Review: The OO-Ray’s Marginals Is a Sonic Vigil

Album Review: The OO-Ray’s Marginals Is a Sonic Vigil

Good Morning, News: Portland's WNBA Team Hires a General Manager, Intel Now Partly Owned By US Government, and Israeli Strike Kills 20, Including Journalists

Good Morning, News: Portland's WNBA Team Hires a General Manager, Intel Now Partly Owned By US Government, and Israeli Strike Kills 20, Including Journalists

Rumors of My Death Have Been Greatly Exxagerated

Rumors of My Death Have Been Greatly Exxagerated

The Chicago Reader Joins the Mercury and Stranger in the Noisy Creek Family!

The Chicago Reader Joins the Mercury and Stranger in the Noisy Creek Family!

Jordan Casner Wins 2025 Portland's Funniest Person Contest

Jordan Casner Wins 2025 Portland's Funniest Person Contest

You Do You?

You Do You?

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: August 25

The Mercury’s Do This, Do That: August 25

Album Review: Norway's Mortiis Live at Enchanted Forest and Star Theater

Album Review: Norway's Mortiis Live at Enchanted Forest and Star Theater

THE TRASH REPORT: Fascists are Babies, Celebrities are Silly, Rich People are Horrible

THE TRASH REPORT: Fascists are Babies, Celebrities are Silly, Rich People are Horrible

Good Morning, News: Heat Warnings Continue, Street Racers Outrun Portland Cops, and Trump Threatens Military Occupation of Cities He Hates (👋)

Good Morning, News: Heat Warnings Continue, Street Racers Outrun Portland Cops, and Trump Threatens Military Occupation of Cities He Hates (👋)

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Political Shenanigans Lead to Unemployment, Oregon's Shrinking Newspapers, and the Heroes Keeping Portland Weird

YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Political Shenanigans Lead to Unemployment, Oregon's Shrinking Newspapers, and the Heroes Keeping Portland Weird

Generations

Generations

To Those Who Look Miserable

To Those Who Look Miserable

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Aug 22

A (Quiet) Walk in the Woods

A (Quiet) Walk in the Woods

Let's Be Reasonable

Let's Be Reasonable

What's that weird smoke?

What's that weird smoke?

County Declares Emergency as Portland Faces Dangerous, Extended Heat Wave

County Declares Emergency as Portland Faces Dangerous, Extended Heat Wave

Good Morning, News: California Moves Forward With Redistricting Plan, Vancouver Woman Unearths a War Weapon and Portland, Prepare For a Nasty Heat Wave

Good Morning, News: California Moves Forward With Redistricting Plan, Vancouver Woman Unearths a War Weapon and Portland, Prepare For a Nasty Heat Wave